6 Apr
2010
6 Apr
'10
12:05 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steven Hirsch" <snhirsch at gmail.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic Posts Only" <cctech at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 8:23 PM
Subject: Re: Are QIC 1000 tapes rare?
On Sun, 4 Apr 2010, Teo Zenios wrote:
A few weeks back I purchased a Tandberg TDC 4120
drive at a recycler.For
some reason I like collecting different tape drives and removable media,
maybe just incase I find media with data I want to restore.
Browsing ebay I found 6 new QIC 1000 tapes for it starting at $1 with $5
shipping "IMATION MAGNUS 46165 QIC 1000- 1.2 GB-B NEW" and put in a bid
thinking nobody uses this stuff anymore. With 30 minutes currently left
it has hit $117.50 and all the bids are users with 2000+ feedback. So are
these things that rare, or do people snag it up to keep the prices
expensive for corporate users who need tapes? I can't really see a
company needing new tapes (1.2GB) these days, drives maybe to restore
files but not new tapes.
My goodness... I probably have 40-50 of these sitting in storage,
although only a few are unused. Do folks really use QIC-1000 drives
anymore?
--